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This sounds ridiculously stressful: Frank Lecerf was driving his car adapted for the disabled in France when it got stuck at 60MPH. He tried to brake. The car accelerated. He tried to brake again. It kept getting faster. Finally, the car ended up stuck zooming at 125MPH and there was no way to stop it.…
The Pollywogs. I didn’t know this band until I saw this video yesterday. Hey, my love for punk starts and stops with the Ramones and The Clash—because I’m old like that. The Pollywogs are from Cologne, Germany, and while I don’t particularly like their music, I have to give them props for this disgustingly awesome…
The number one technological hurdle separating humanity from the Jetson Future we deserve is developing a reliable power supply. Even today, we’re barely even able to keep out phones alive through the evening commute. But a radical departure in Lithium ion battery technology could help keep our power-hungry gadgets online for days, not hours. Conventional…
Animated GIFs, the New York Times wants you to know, are a thing on the internet. And the Times is always on top of upcoming trends. Unfortunately, though, the Times’ GIF in its GIF piece does not loop, making it barely a GIF at all for all practical purposes. Obviously, it should be assumed, the…
Experiencing something hands on is the best way to learn about it and sound is no exception, a maxim that’s proven in the San Francisco Exploratorium’s new Sound Uncovered app. What does it do? Lets you play with sound in six different first person experiences. For example, it teaches you about pitch in a brainteaser…
Here you have it, people: four F-35A Lightning IIs returning in formation to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. According to the USAF, “pilots with the 33rd Fighter Wing began flying the formation for the first time at Eglin AFB last week.” After so many production problems and delays, only now they have enough planes…
HP hasn’t had the best go of it the past few years. According to a report from ReadWrite, though, it’s trying to get off the mat with a new premium tablet, powered by Android. The reported tablet would run Nvidia’s new Tegra 4 processor, and has been in development since before Thanksgiving. HP’s business side…
You love wine and you love nerdy things. Here’s the perfect intersection of the two—keyboard bottle tops. Adorable, right? They’re $11, and they’ll help you fly your boozy, geeky flag while also practicing conversation, a rather noble calling. And an appreciation for oenology is already nerdy as it is, so this takes the pretention out…
Valentine’s Day—that cherished celebration of love and its joyful bounty—is just around the corner. But for the lonely-hearts littered across the country, seeing couples enjoying all the love and the happiness and the not-being-perpetually-alone-for-eternity can, perhaps, pour a little salt on a long-standing wound. Fortunately, and as with everything else in life, the Internet has…
This is Crave’s Duet, a dual-headed vibrator that charges via USB and can store up to 16GB of digital stuff. Half of it is the rechargeable battery with the Flash memory—convenient to store all your porn—and the other half is the dual-headed vibe. Strangely enough, if you live in San Francisco and order one today,…
There’s no such thing as the Apple iWatch, and maybe there never will be. But if Cupertino does start selling futurustic Jetsons wrist wear, you need to prepare for one thing: looking like a jackass in public. Worth it? Let’s not ignore the fact that we’re in dumb, murky waters here, discussing the fashionable future…
Android Google Search app updated for Jelly Bean users. Adds Google Now widget, Fandango tickets, and more.
One of the most frugal ways to watch TV is to simply pluck public channels from over-the-air broadcasts. Public channels include the majors — NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC — plus other great free programming, like shows on PBS, often broadcasting with better image quality than cable. That means you don’t miss many major events. Last…
When you hear “mobile home” you don’t think of this cluster of modern rolling huts. The huts were created to be an alternative method of camping—a fancier yurt, if you will. They have minimal impact on the environment and despite their beautiful design, they’re pretty low tech. Each hut has a sleeping platform with room…
You have a vintage car, but you have normal ears and want a sound system that’s up with the times. RetroSound’s new classically styled Model Two in-dash radio runs like a new-fangled modern setup because it is a new-fangled modern setup, with Bluetooth and all. The Model Two has bunch of custom enclosures and bezels…
European Space Agency (ESA) just released this nice photo of €6 million-worth of silicon wafers (8,068,800.00 US Dollar), crammed with the complex integrated circuits. These tiny brains are empowering ESA satellites with intelligence. The image shows a collection of six silicon wafers that contain some 14 different chip designs developed by several European companies during…
A penis would rank pretty high on any list of body parts you’d want to be able to grow back if lost. The more replacement penises the better. And for the first time, Japanese biologists have found an animal that can do just that. The animal in question is the Chromodoris reticulata, a red and…
We’ve all seen our share of food porn. But what can we do with food when it’s off the plate? That’s the space of food art. And for this week’s Shooting Challenge, your task is to elevate food beyond smut. The Challenge Photograph food pretty much anywhere but on a plate or in a mouth.…
I love the GoPros or whatever cameras the people at the Carrier Strike Group 8 used to make this awesome video. It shows the complete experience of flying a VFA-103 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower. [Flight Global]
What kid doesn’t dream of growing up to be an astronaut one day? It’s the one fantasy job that always manages to beat out professional athlete and ninja—but not everyone is destined to visit space. If your life path has led you to a more earthbound job, you can still dream about the stars with…
